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Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. McKenzie is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

263 Undergraduate Degrees
96 Graduate Degrees
$22,864 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
76% Acceptance Rate

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Bethel University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bethel.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#87 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#187 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bethel has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Customer Service Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Customer Service Management College Factual
#1 Best Customer Service Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#142 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management College Factual
#156 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#177 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual

Where Is Bethel University?

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Contact details for Bethel are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201
Phone: 731-352-4000
Website: www.bethelu.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bethelu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/betheluniv

How Do I Get Into Bethel?

You can apply to Bethel online at: https://www.bethelu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Bethel

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript neither required nor recommended
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethel?

76% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Bethel University is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to Bethel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 555. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Bethel University  ( 440 to 555 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Bethel University  ( 440 to 540 )
200
800
Bethel received ACT scores from 73% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 15 and 20. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

ACT English Scores for Bethel University  ( 15 to 21 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Bethel University  ( 15 to 20 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Bethel University  ( 16 to 21 )
1
36

Can I Afford Bethel University?

$22,864 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
9.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Bethel is $22,864. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bethel, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $5,786 a year. That adds up to $23,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bethel is 9.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Bethel University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,190 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,457 undergraduate students at Bethel, with 2,190 being full-time and 1,267 being part-time.

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There are also 544 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,190 full-time undergraduates at Bethel, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethel University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 681
Hispanic or Latino 69
White 1,169
International Students 55
Other Races/Ethnicities 208

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Bethel University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at Bethel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Bethel University

1,711 Took All Classes Online
1,752 Took At Least One Class Online
-11.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,752 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bethel has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bethel

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bethel University was $17,010 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bethel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting and Business/Management #12 #12
Organizational Leadership #16 #4
General Business/Commerce #34 #1
General Business/Commerce #34 #1
General Management Information Systems #43 #4
Management Information Systems #43 #1
Accounting #65 #29

Online Affordability Rankings of Bethel Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bethel University was $17,010 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bethel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business/Commerce #7 #7
General Business/Commerce #7 #7
Accounting and Business/Management #13 #13
Organizational Leadership #27 #24
Management Information Systems #28 #28
General Management Information Systems #37 #34
Accounting #55 #43

Online Growth Rankings of Bethel

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bethel University was -11.8%. This is the #1,737 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bethel regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bethel ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bethel.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Customer Service Management #5
Accounting and Business/Management #32
General Management Information Systems #114
Management Information Systems #155
Organizational Leadership #356
General Business/Commerce #404
General Business/Commerce #404

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bethel University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Organizational Leadership 0 188 0 188
General Business/Commerce 38 0 96 134
General Business Administration and Management 0 20 0 20
Accounting and Business/Management 0 12 0 12
General Management Information Systems 0 4 0 4
Customer Service Management 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 39 224 96 359

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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